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Time to breathe (or wheeze) a sigh of relief: Two-year-old Ardi Rizal is only smoking 15 cigarettes a day now, down from 40.
How's he doing it? The patch? Gum? Cold turkey?
According to a child welfare official, Ardi's kicking the habit with "therapy focused on play," U.K.'s The Sun reports.
Wait, getting kids to play keeps them from smoking? Genius!
Previously, Ardi's father, Mohammad Rizal, said, "He cries and throws tantrums when we don't let him smoke. He's addicted."
We're not advocating smoking for tots, but Indonesia seems to have some pretty amazing smoking cessation incentives. In fact, officials in Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia, previously offered to buy the family a car if Ardi quits completely.
Quitting is a laudable goal, but we have to wonder if Ardi's weight will spike if he stops smoking. After all, childhood obesity is a dangerous epidemic, too.
Related: Boy, 2, Smokes Two Packs a Day
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6-11-2010 @ 1:11AM
Dub said...How in the hell do you let a 2 year old start smoking to become addicted to begin with??? The parents should be arrested.
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6-11-2010 @ 1:02PM
Keke said...That is the sickest thing I have ever seen. What's worse is that the people were just sitting around watching the baby smoke as if it were normal. This is a sad destestable world. That child will not live very long. I agree, those parents should be locked up!
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6-11-2010 @ 8:28AM
Nightstar said...As far as the three year old who is smoking and drinking, it has been proven that in cases of NDE and Comas there is a fact that the spirit from one person can become part of another. Eg man lived a rough life smoking and drinking goes into the hospital is in a Coma. Comes out and becomes health conscious. Many change also Spiritually. Perhaps people will be more opened minded to what can happen in the spirit.
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6-11-2010 @ 12:01PM
Nancy H said...I can easily think of stupid government actions here, but the Indonesians' incentive of offering to buy the family a car if the two-year-old quits smoking just completely boggles my mind! How about instead, threatening to file child neglect (bare minimum) and child abuse charges if it doesn't happen IMMEDIATELY! If the parents' worst problem in getting the child to quit is the tantrums he throws, THEY DESERVE THEM! What on earth could they have been thinking when they allowed him that first cigarette? Did they think it was cute? Any adult who smokes knows how addictive they are. Did they try him out on a small dose of heroin to see if it would make him giggle? It's hearing about things like this that makes me strongly believe in limiting parenthood to people who have proven they have the basic skills and intelligence to raise a child. Parents this stupid shouldn't be allowed to dilute the gene pool.
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6-11-2010 @ 4:49PM
virginia patrician said...NOW THIS IS TOTALLY ABSURD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STUPID STUPID STUPID
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6-11-2010 @ 6:24PM
Dana said...That makes me sick seeing a 3 yr old smoking.Why would someone be so sick to give a toddler cigaretts.The parents should be put in jail.He wil have lung cancer by the time hes 5.My mom has lung cancer and this makes me sick to see this.
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